Since the early 18th century, one symbol has spelled terror for sailors the world over like no other. Although it most ...

A now lost pirate ship attraction that spent years anchored in a Liverpool park is still fondly remembered by generations of children. The Jolly Roger pirate ship had been a popular feature of ...

As the years went on, pirates got more creative — meaning there was not one Jolly Roger but all sorts of variations for each vessel. Skeletons, hearts and hourglasses By the 18th century, the ...

So even though most of its ships are more likely to kill pirates than join them, the Navy brass still frowns on making light of lawlessness at sea by raising the Jolly Roger. Yet, not so much with ...

Now you can try the pirate's life yourself with this figurine play set including the Jolly Roger ship, Mr. Smee in rowboat, five pirates and a paper-assembled Skull Rock setting.

Soon after, the derelict Jolly Roger II was removed, and the second era of a pirate ship anchored in Sefton Park had come to an end. Despite its loss, many people still remember the once popular ...